Sabini crime organization
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The Sabini crime organization was a powerful Italian-English gang that dominated racecourse racketeering and other criminal enterprises in early 20th-century London.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal organization
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gang ⓘ |
| activityLocation |
Brighton racecourse
NERFINISHED
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Hove racecourse NERFINISHED ⓘ London racecourses ⓘ racecourses in southern England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Italian Sabini gang
NERFINISHED
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Sabini gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clerkenwell Italian community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Clerkenwell, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalSphere |
protection rackets
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racecourse betting ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| culturalBackground | Italian diaspora in London ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| economicBase |
control of betting pitches
ⓘ
protection money from bookmakers ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition |
English associates
ⓘ
Italian immigrants ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Italian-English ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles Sabini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | pre-World War II British organized crime ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later British racecourse gangs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controlling bookmakers through intimidation
ⓘ
dominating racecourse protection rackets in London ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAttention | Metropolitan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
bribery of officials
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intimidation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
extortion
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illegal gambling ⓘ racecourse racketeering ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Charles Sabini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStructure | family-based hierarchy ⓘ |
| peakInfluence | interwar period ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
increased police pressure
ⓘ
internment of Italian nationals during World War II ⓘ |
| rival |
Billy Kimber gang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ Elephant and Castle Mob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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